Antithief milk-bottle holder



Sept. 18 1923.

J. RUSSO ANTITHIEF MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Fld Nov. 25

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SoMML mu/wf Patented Sept. 18, 1923.

unirse sTaTEs i rasant TaTenT @Tries JOSEPH EUssO, or riissAIo, NEW' JERSEY.

AVNTITHIEF MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed November 25, 1322. Serial No. 303,157.

To (zZ-Z 107mm it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH Russo, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Pasby the inilkman, a. further object relating to the provision of a device for holding a number of bottles. Y

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various n-ovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. j j

Fig.l 1 ofthe drawings is a perspective view showing my improved milk bottle holder in position Von the door of a house.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional i view thereof. this view being taken on the line 2 2k of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional` view thereof, this viewv being taken in gen-- eral on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a'liorizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a similar view '-to Fig.V 2, but

Vshowing the parts in a different position.

Referring now to the drawings the ref-- erence numeral indicates a rectangular box having one face in the form of a plate 10 adapted to be fixed on the ldoor such as 11, of a house or of any dwelling, the fastening means being accessible only from the inside of the dwelling.

Fixed to the inner side of the opposite wall of the boX 10 is a plate 12 on which is slidably mounted a bolt 13 having mounted thereon and Vspaced longitudinally thereof a pair of short, vertically arranged, semicylindrcal jaw members 14 which co-operate with like member 15 fixed to the plate 12 inv engaging the neck of the bottle to support the latter the holder. lThese jaws .14 and y lrmay have outwardly flared lower ends 14 and 15.

The bolt 13 is formed with a V rod-likeextension V16 around which is coiled an expansion spring 17. which urges the jaw 14 toward the jaw 15. Y g at one end'against aneye 18 Vfixed to the This spring bears Y plate 12'and through which theelementl v passesfreely, this eye forming one of the guide supportsv for Vthe bolt, -the other sup-' vportbeing in thefform of a pin 19lXedwto plate 12 and projecting into a longitudinal slot 20 'in thebolt. The bolt 13 has a semicircular notch 22 in the lower edge thereof adapted to be engaged by the. bit of a key which Amay be inserted in a key-hole 23 in the face of the box 10. Y A small cover plate 24 is placed over the bolt, being secured to Y *Y the plate 12 and'serving to limit'the inward movement of the key and preventV transverse displacementof .the bolt. Y Y

The bottom Yof Athe bOX 10 is formed with Openings of the'proper size and shape Vto receive the milkbottles B, which apertures are surrounded by'aninwardly flaring up` standing flange 28 againstwhich the Ashoulder formed at the junction of the neck and body of the bottles rest when the bottles are inserted upwardlyto place. v Y

Thefjaws 14 are formedontheir upper the boX. Y. In the use of this modified form of the device the bottles are inserted in place by -being pushed upwardly through the Y i openings in the bottomof the boX 10, Vthe upper end of each bottle engaging and pushing aside the jaw 14 on the bolt 13,

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V edges with notches 32 in which engage the tips or projections 33 on the lower ends of' Vflat springs 34 vdepending fronrtlie top of the jaw snapping into place under the thickened lip b at the top of the bottle and in conjunction with the jaw l'hold- 'ing the bottlerin place; the tips 33 fof the springs 34 engaging under theV lips b,

at the mouths of the bottles. V1When the bottles are to be removed the bolt 13 is retracted, freeing the jaws from the bottle necks. The bottles however, remain sup- 'ported bythe springs 34 (which are of suf'- icient stiffness for this purpose) and arev then pulled downwardly by hand to release n them. These springs 34 also serve to hold ,the irstbottle in place when. the bolt13is pushed back as the second bottle is inserted.

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It will be understood of course that the device might be constructed to hold a larger number' of bottles.

As indicated in Fig. 5 the notch 22a which is engaged by the key-bit K is arranged so that the key-bit, when turned to retract the bolt, acts to hold the bolt retracted, a pin 36 limiting the turning movement of 'the said bit.

A pair ot spring clips may be mounted" on one end of the box to hold the empty bottle to be taken by the millrman.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent or theUnited States is as follows:

l. A, device of the class described comprising a box having an opening therein, a pair of co-operating bottle gripping jaws in registry with said opening, a spring-pressedv bolt on which one of said jaws is mounted,

said bolt being adapted for retraction by a key, the said jaws being formed to loosely encircle the neck of the bottle when in operative position, and comprising short semi inglysupport lthe latter when the said bolt is retracted.

n testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signa-ture.` y

JOSEPH RUSSO. [nV si 

